This weekend we celebrate the harvest in Canada, with our version of Thanksgiving. At this time, we need to remember the turkey, and the contribution it makes to our festive tables. Traditionally for Canadians this weekend is a time for families and friends to get together (nothing compared to our raucous neighbours Thanksgiving in November, however) and remember that charity at this time of plenty is important as well.

There is no call for this, no matter how drunk (or stupid) you might be.

The ugly side of sports showed itself as a Blue Jay fan chucked a beer can (and almost hit) an unsuspecting Orioles player. As a lifetime Expos fan, I am unimpressed, and if I saw anyone do that at a ball game I’d point them out to authorities. C’mon Torontonians figure out who the culprit is and do the right thing. The only Knucklehead at the Jays game should be R.A. Dickey!

It is also Oktoberfestin my old stomping grounds of Kitchener/Waterloo (and Germany) (a good use of beer, as well). Another wonderful fall tradition that starts (officially) on the Thanksgiving weekend. Allegedly the PM himself will be tapping the first keg.

Stuff I wrote this week

I had grandiose plans of writing a bunch of stuff this week, but life does sometimes get in the way of my best laid plans. “It’s not quite what I had in mind” (Financially) outlines how some folks settle for bad service, with their money, and they should not. You worked hard to make that money, fight to make it do the most for you.

I keep asking the same question on Social Media, but I never get an answer, RDSP: Question for Canadian Big Banks, asks why is the RDSP such a piss poor program at most banks? I have yet to have anyone from a bank respond to it.

Barry from Money We Have asks a very good question, What do Condo Fees Cover ? You had better get that straight before you buy your condo.

On the technology side of things, Artificial Intelligence Learns the Stock Market, then realizes it hasn’t saved enough for its retirement, and then executed an infinite loop in 4 seconds. Figure out which parts of that sentence are false.

Mark from 2ndCareerSearch is still reacquainting himself with the Canadian marketplace, and with that in mind he writes about shopping in a downtown environ, Dollarama >> Costco .

I chatted with Kerry from Squawkfox a while ago about my RESP experiences, and this past week she was on the fledgling CBC money show On the Money Talking about RESPs as well. Some good stuff there.

Michael James is now practicing what he preaches, and he outlines this with his article, Selling Off the Last of My Individual Stocks. I still have a few individual stocks, but my goal is in the next month or two, to do the same.

Thanksgiving Video

Yes, this is American Thanksgiving, but still my favourite punch-line from WKRP in Cincinnati

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I am not convinced the man who has been charged with throwing the can is guilty. He is drinking from a plastic cup in some of the photos and does not appear to have a can. A man behind him is smiling and looking down at a space where a person could be crouched down in another photo. Could the croucher be the thrower?